Below are full game statistics for the three former Gators that competed in the Super Bowl along with a variety of notes about former Florida players in the Big Game.

ACTIVE (3)WR PERCY HARVIN, Seattle Seahawks: One reception for five yards; two carries for 45 yards; 87-yard kickoff return for touchdown [137 all-purpose yards]
» “It’s just a big horse off my back,” Harvin said after the game, according to Sports Illustrated. “I finally was able to give my team something for four quarters. That meant a lot to me. Being injured all season took a toll on me. Being able to finish and being able to give my teammates something back — because I leaned on those guys so much this year to keep me up in spirits and just keep me going — it meant the world to me.”

COACHES (2)Defensive coordinator DAN QUINN, Seattle Seahawks
» Quinn found Peyton Manning’s tell, and Seattle’s defense exploited it.
» Missing out on numerous head coaching opportunities, Quinn explained to ESPN why he did not meet with teams during the playoffs and the run up to the Super Bowl. “To me, it was important [to remain focused],” he said. “The relationship I have with these players, to understand we’re all in it together – I couldn’t be more proud to be part of that group.”Defensive assistant MARQUAND MANUEL, Seattle Seahawks

SUPER BOWL XLVIII NOTES
» Harvin joins Dallas Baker, Jeff Mitchell, Justin Trattou and Deonte Thompson as the only five players in Gators history to win an SEC Championship, national title and Super Bowl ring in their respective careers.
» It is the 12th consecutive year that a former Florida player has been on a roster of a Super Bowl team and the fifth time in the last six that one has won a Super Bowl ring.
» It is the ninth time in the last 15 years that the Gators had a player on both teams.
» Overall, Florida has 24 total Super Bowl rings won by 17 different players over 18 separate Super Bowls.

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